Relationships in teen lives could have a positive or negative outcome due to the fact that, teens based their whole lives around their relationships. Every teen is different when it comes to relations; some wait until they get to know one another while some rushes right into it. Relationship can raise problems such as stress, neglect of reasonability, and even feel pressured. When teens understand their emotions it allows them to let down their guard. Once a teen have let down their guard in a relationship it leads to them having sexually intercourse.
They are often caught in a bind, wanting more emotional depth to their lives but not knowing how to get it because males are taught from a young age that to be emotional is for girls. Truth is, being emotional is for everyone. What's a poor woman to do? First and most important is to choose the right guy. Someone with whom you can establish a conversation and rapport before you jump into bed; however, one must recognize that men often do express affection through sex.
The reasons teens give for early sexual encounters are peer pressure, curiosity, and the idea that "everyone does it." Girls also cite pressure from boys as a top reason, and girls who mature earlier and look older are more likely to be sexually active than those who mature later (Dunn, Bartee, & Perko, 2003). Males 15 to 17 stated they lost their virginity younger than they would have preferred and sighted peer pressure as the reason. Young girls stated they lost their virginity because of peer pressure from other boys. Males tend to lose their virginity because they want to “get it over with,” not to be the only virgin in their group of friends and to be more popular.
The biggest problem our youth facing today is the generalized branding of the youth based on the analysis of a small minority of dis-functional youth among them. And also it is such a shame that the author uses the word illusion for the high ideals many youth posses. The author narrates the personality profile of a cult member in the following way “The personality profile of an adolescent susceptible to cult overtures might include identity confusion or crisis; alienation from family; weak cultural, religious, and community ties; and feelings of powerlessness in a seemingly out-of-control world. ” This is a ridiculous assumption by the author. This assumption shows author's shallow knowledge about new religious movements and it's members.
A child is the most vulnerable during the adolescence stage because they are continually searching for the acceptance of others, they are very easily influenced by others and the environment they are living in. In this day and age, there is a high level of expectation placed on children to preform, which leads to identity confusion. CHALLENGES YOU AND YOUR GROUP FACED DURING ADOLESCENCE (challenges that my group and I faced as adolescents were very much the same. One of my group members questioned their sexual identity. Challenges that I faced during my adolescence stage, was trying to find my place in society and more importantly in school.
What are some of the challenges they face? Though puberty’s primary characteristics are the development of the reproductive organs and external genitalia, the secondary characterists pose more of a challenge to deal with, especially during adolescence. Both boys and girls begin to grow pubic hair, girls begin to develop breasts, boys development facial hair and a lowered voice. For girls, this is most awkward and challenging because their characteristics of maturation are on the outside and viewable by their peers. Boys reaction to a girl suddenly developing breasts over the summer can be degrading and embarrassing as they make comments or certain behaviors during school and after school activities.
Whether the problem or issue is positive of negative it can affect one’s life. The cases that will be discussed are that of adolescent, mature adult, and those who are physically disabled. Anna: Adolescent Sexuality As with any adolescent girl, Anna is growing up and developing into a young lady. Who through the course of her gaining knowledge of not only herself but the outside would, she will encounter situations that could involve sex. In her current situation Anna may have an increasing anxiety about sexual intercourse, as she may feel torn between her boyfriend whom she cares for and her parent’s approval.
Girls have the appearance to be more affectionate and to have admirable abilities, while boys appear to be more aggressive and have less superior abilities, which can be due to the effects of testosterone or the effects of society. In the essay "What about the Boys," Michael S. Kimmel argues how biological differences are not the reason why men in society act how they do today. One cause would be the act of violence which males have generated in society as a huge predicament. This can be causes of psychological illnesses and social commotion which statistics show that males go through emotional disturbance, attention deficit disorder (A.D.D), failure to stay in school, and also behavioral problems. Second, masculinity has been such a daring transformation which affects all males from the time they are young.
Woman are always portrayed as sex objects, waiting to be taken advantage of by men. This is extremely harmful to a woman because it makes her seem weak. However, the issue of body image and gender roles are not only a problem for females. Males also have a certain set standard of how they should look, and the characteristics they should embody. Schooler notes that “Men‘s strength and prowess are emphasized in the [media]” (Schooler, 745).
There has been a major breakdown in society where morals and ethics have been heavily compromised because people today have failed to teach this generation right now from wrong. Teens are having sex at these ages because they see it and think it’s alright for them to do it. They have sex because they know that they will get nothing bad out of it. They will use sex as a form to get attention from people. Teen sex is at the age of 17 and younger.